The Sun (Al-Shams)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
I CALL TO witness the sun and his early morning splendour, 1 and by the moon as it follows it, 2 And the day when it revealeth him, 3 And by the night as it conceals it (the sun); 4 by the heavens and that (Power) which established them, 5 by the earth and Who spread it, 6 by the soul and Who shaped it 7 then inspired it to understand what was right and wrong for it. 8 He who nourishes it will surely be successful, 9 and he who corrupts it is sure to fail. 10 TO [THIS] TRUTH gave the lie, in their overweening arrogance, [the tribe of] Thamud, 11 when their arch-criminal rose up in rage. 12 And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink." 13 But they denied him, and they hamstrung her, so Allah doomed them for their sin and rased (their dwellings). 14 He has no fear of its sequel. 15